Zemley Cora Culpepper

Female, #3181, (14 Feb 1902 - Dec 1990)
Father*William Calvin Culpepper1
Mother*David Eugenia Payne1
Name Variation She was also known as Zemily Cora.1 
Birth*14 Feb 1902 Zemley was born at Franklin Co., Georgia, on 14 Feb 1902.2,1 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Mary and Zemley was listed as a daughter in William Calvin Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Franklin Co., Georgia.3 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Mary and Zemley was listed as a daughter in William Calvin Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Franklin Co., Georgia.4 
Death of Father18 May 1924 Her father William Calvin Culpepper died on 18 May 1924 at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.5,6 
Marriage*21 Dec 1929 She married Hoyt Lamar Addison on 21 Dec 1929 at age 27. Their children were Melba Jean Addision, Jo Ann Addison, Catherine Pauline Addison and Mary Frances Addison.1 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Mary and Zemley was listed as a sister in Hoke Smith Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Franklin Co., Georgia.7 
Married Name27 Jul 1930  As of 27 Jul 1930, her married name was Addison. 
Death of Mother29 Jun 1934 Her mother David Eugenia Payne died on 29 Jun 1934 at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.8,9 
Death of SpouseSep 1975 Her husband Hoyt Lamar Addison died in Sep 1975 at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.2 
Death*Dec 1990 She died at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia, in Dec 1990 at age 88.2 

Family

Hoyt Lamar Addison
Marriage*21 Dec 1929 She married Hoyt Lamar Addison on 21 Dec 1929 at age 27. Their children were Melba Jean Addision, Jo Ann Addison, Catherine Pauline Addison and Mary Frances Addison.1 
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of Morgan Co., GA: Descendant Chart
Last Edited1 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. Edna Anderson Manning, compiler, Our Kin, Augusta, GA: Walton Printing Co., 1958, Repository: South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, Call No. 929 Manning.
    p. 1121-1122.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 46, Page 15A, Stranges District, Franklin Co., GA
    William C. Culpepper, Head, M, 40, M1 16, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    David E. Culpepper, Wife, F, 40, M1 16, ch 7/6, GA/GA/GA
    David C. Culpepper, Son, M, 14, S, GA/GA/GA
    Fred A. Culpepper, Son, M, 12, S, GA/GA/GA
    William G. Culpepper, Son, M, 11, S, GA/GA/GA
    Mary O. Culpepper, Dau, F, 8, S, GA/GA/GA (twin)
    Zemby L. Culpepper, Dau, F, 8, S, GA/GA/GA (twin)
    Hoke S. Culpepper, Son, M, 3, S, GA/GA/GA.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 46, page 1A, Strangess District, Franklin Co., GA
    William C. Culpepper, Head, M, 50, Md, GA/GA/GA
    David E. Culpepper, Wife, F, 49, Md, GA/GA/GA
    David C. Culpepper, Son, M, 24, S, GA/GA/GA
    William G. Culpepper, Son, M, 21, S, GA/GA/GA
    Mary O. Culpepper, Dau, F, 17, S, GA/GA/GA (twin)
    Zemby L. Culpepper, Dau, F, 17, S, GA/GA/GA (twin)
    Hoke S. Culpepper, Son, M, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    W. C. Culpepper, Enumerator.
  5. Tombstone.
    Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA. Surveyed by Warren Culpepper on 3 Oct 1998:
    William C. Culpepper, 19 Jul 1869 - 18 May 1924.
  6. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    William C. Culpepper, d. 18 May 1924 in Franklin Co., GA.
  7. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 14, page 2A, North of National Highway, Franklin Co., GA
    Rents, Radio=N, Farm=Y
    Hoke S. Culpepper, Head, M, 23, S, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Euginia Culpepper, Mother, F, 60, Wid, md @ 24, GA/GA/GA
    Ora Culpepper, Sister, F, 28, S, GA/GA/GA
    Cora Culpepper, Sister, F, 28, S, GA/GA/GA.
  8. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    David E. Culpepper, d. 29 Jun 1934 in Franklin Co., GA.
  9. Tombstone.
    Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA. Surveyed by Warren Culpepper on 3 Oct 1998:
    David E. Culpepper, 16 Mar 1870 - 29 Jun 1934.

Hoyt Lamar Addison

Male, #3182, (28 Nov 1906 - Sep 1975)
Birth*28 Nov 1906 Hoyt was born on 28 Nov 1906.1 
Marriage*21 Dec 1929 He married Zemley Cora Culpepper on 21 Dec 1929 at age 23. Their children were Melba Jean Addision, Jo Ann Addison, Catherine Pauline Addison and Mary Frances Addison.2 
Death*Sep 1975 He died at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia, in Sep 1975 at age 68.1 

Family

Zemley Cora Culpepper
Last Edited1 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  2. Edna Anderson Manning, compiler, Our Kin, Augusta, GA: Walton Printing Co., 1958, Repository: South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, Call No. 929 Manning.
    p. 1121-1122.

Hoke Smith Culpepper1

Male, #3183, (4 Jul 1906 - 28 Jun 1988)
Father*William Calvin Culpepper1
Mother*David Eugenia Payne1
DNA* Hoke has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a son of Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, the son of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*4 Jul 1906 Hoke was born at Franklin Co., Georgia, on 4 Jul 1906.2,1 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 David, Fred, William and Hoke was listed as a son in William Calvin Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Franklin Co., Georgia.3 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 David, William and Hoke was listed as a son in William Calvin Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Franklin Co., Georgia.4 
Death of Father18 May 1924 His father William Calvin Culpepper died on 18 May 1924 at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.5,6 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Hoke was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Franklin Co., Georgia.7 
Marriage*20 Dec 1933 He married Lina Blanche Ayers at Georgia on 20 Dec 1933 at age 27.1 
Death of Mother29 Jun 1934 His mother David Eugenia Payne died on 29 Jun 1934 at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.8,9 
Death*28 Jun 1988 He died at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia, on 28 Jun 1988 at age 81.2,10 
Burial*circa 30 Jun 1988 His body was interred circa 30 Jun 1988 at Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.11 

Family

Lina Blanche Ayers
Marriage*20 Dec 1933 He married Lina Blanche Ayers at Georgia on 20 Dec 1933 at age 27.1 
Children
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of Morgan Co., GA: Descendant Chart
Last Edited26 Apr 2012

Citations

  1. Edna Anderson Manning, compiler, Our Kin, Augusta, GA: Walton Printing Co., 1958, Repository: South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, Call No. 929 Manning.
    p. 1121-1122.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 46, Page 15A, Stranges District, Franklin Co., GA
    William C. Culpepper, Head, M, 40, M1 16, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    David E. Culpepper, Wife, F, 40, M1 16, ch 7/6, GA/GA/GA
    David C. Culpepper, Son, M, 14, S, GA/GA/GA
    Fred A. Culpepper, Son, M, 12, S, GA/GA/GA
    William G. Culpepper, Son, M, 11, S, GA/GA/GA
    Mary O. Culpepper, Dau, F, 8, S, GA/GA/GA (twin)
    Zemby L. Culpepper, Dau, F, 8, S, GA/GA/GA (twin)
    Hoke S. Culpepper, Son, M, 3, S, GA/GA/GA.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 46, page 1A, Strangess District, Franklin Co., GA
    William C. Culpepper, Head, M, 50, Md, GA/GA/GA
    David E. Culpepper, Wife, F, 49, Md, GA/GA/GA
    David C. Culpepper, Son, M, 24, S, GA/GA/GA
    William G. Culpepper, Son, M, 21, S, GA/GA/GA
    Mary O. Culpepper, Dau, F, 17, S, GA/GA/GA (twin)
    Zemby L. Culpepper, Dau, F, 17, S, GA/GA/GA (twin)
    Hoke S. Culpepper, Son, M, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    W. C. Culpepper, Enumerator.
  5. Tombstone.
    Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA. Surveyed by Warren Culpepper on 3 Oct 1998:
    William C. Culpepper, 19 Jul 1869 - 18 May 1924.
  6. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    William C. Culpepper, d. 18 May 1924 in Franklin Co., GA.
  7. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 14, page 2A, North of National Highway, Franklin Co., GA
    Rents, Radio=N, Farm=Y
    Hoke S. Culpepper, Head, M, 23, S, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Euginia Culpepper, Mother, F, 60, Wid, md @ 24, GA/GA/GA
    Ora Culpepper, Sister, F, 28, S, GA/GA/GA
    Cora Culpepper, Sister, F, 28, S, GA/GA/GA.
  8. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    David E. Culpepper, d. 29 Jun 1934 in Franklin Co., GA.
  9. Tombstone.
    Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA. Surveyed by Warren Culpepper on 3 Oct 1998:
    David E. Culpepper, 16 Mar 1870 - 29 Jun 1934.
  10. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Hoke S. Culpepper, d. 28 Jun 1988 at 81 years in Franklin Co., GA; Res. in Franklin Co., GA.
  11. Tombstone.
    Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA. Surveyed by Warren Culpepper on 3 Oct 1998:
    Hoke S. Culpepper, 1906 - 1988.

Lina Blanche Ayers

Female, #3184, (15 Jun 1910 - 15 May 1998)
Father*Henry Freeman Ayers1
Mother*Amy Frances (?)1
Birth*15 Jun 1910 Lina was born on 15 Jun 1910.2,1 
Marriage*20 Dec 1933 She married Hoke Smith Culpepper at Georgia on 20 Dec 1933 at age 23.1 
Married Name20 Dec 1933  As of 20 Dec 1933, her married name was Culpepper. 
Death of Spouse28 Jun 1988 Her husband Hoke Smith Culpepper died on 28 Jun 1988 at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.2,3 
Death*15 May 1998 She died at Toccoa, Stephens Co., Georgia, on 15 May 1998 at age 87.2,4 
Burial*circa 17 May 1998 Her body was interred circa 17 May 1998 at Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.5,6 
Biography* Obituary:
     Carnesville. Lina Blanche Ayers Culpepper, 87, of the New Bethel Community died Friday, May 15, 1998. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Culpepper was a daughter of the late Freeman and Amy Frances Thomason Ayers and the widow of Hoke Smith Culpepper. She was preceded in death by two infant daughters, Lina Francis and Sandra Ruth. Mrs. Culpepper was a homemaker and a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at New Bethel Baptist Church with the Revs. Tommy Childress and David Sosby officiating. Burial will be in the Culpepper family cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. today. Survivors include three sons, Kenneth Culpepper and Calvin Culpepper, both of Toccoa, and David Culpepper, Carnesville; a sister, Octie Carnes, Carnesville; a brother, George Ayers, Toccoa; and nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family welcomes flowers, but those wishing to make memorials may do so to the New Bethel Baptist Church Building Fund. The family is at the residence of David Culpepper, 4145 Highway 198, Carnesville. Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, is in charge of arrangements.5

 

Family

Hoke Smith Culpepper
Marriage*20 Dec 1933 She married Hoke Smith Culpepper at Georgia on 20 Dec 1933 at age 23.1 
Children
Last Edited1 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. Edna Anderson Manning, compiler, Our Kin, Augusta, GA: Walton Printing Co., 1958, Repository: South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, Call No. 929 Manning.
    p. 1121-1122.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  3. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Hoke S. Culpepper, d. 28 Jun 1988 at 81 years in Franklin Co., GA; Res. in Franklin Co., GA.
  4. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Lina B. Culpepper, d. 15 May 1998 at 87 years in Stephens Co., GA; Res. in Stephens Co., GA.
  5. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Athens (Clarke Co.), GA.
    http://www.onlineathens.com/
    Obituary for Lina Blanche Ayers Culpepper, 17 May 1998.
  6. Tombstone.
    Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA. Surveyed by Warren Culpepper on 3 Oct 1998:
    Blanche A. Culpepper, 1910 - 1998.

Sandra Ruth Culpepper1

Female, #3202, (21 Nov 1945 - 31 Dec 1945)
Father*Hoke Smith Culpepper2
Mother*Lina Blanche Ayers2
Birth*21 Nov 1945 Sandra was born at Franklin Co., Georgia, on 21 Nov 1945.1 
Death*31 Dec 1945 She died at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia, on 31 Dec 1945.1 
Burial*circa 1 Jan 1946 Her body was interred circa 1 Jan 1946 at Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.1 
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of Morgan Co., GA: Descendant Chart
Last Edited1 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. Tombstone.
    Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA. Surveyed by Warren Culpepper on 3 Oct 1998:
    Sandra Ruth Culpepper, 21 Nov 1945 - 31 Dec 1945.
  2. Edna Anderson Manning, compiler, Our Kin, Augusta, GA: Walton Printing Co., 1958, Repository: South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, Call No. 929 Manning.
    p. 1121-1122.

Lina Frances Culpepper

Female, #3203, (after 1933 - before 1958)
Father*Hoke Smith Culpepper1
Mother*Lina Blanche Ayers1
Birth*after 1933 Lina was born at Franklin Co., Georgia, after 1933. 
Death*before 1958 She died before 1958.1 
Burial* Her body was interred at Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co., Georgia.2 
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of Morgan Co., GA: Descendant Chart
Last Edited1 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. Edna Anderson Manning, compiler, Our Kin, Augusta, GA: Walton Printing Co., 1958, Repository: South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, Call No. 929 Manning.
    p. 1121-1122.
  2. Tombstone.
    Culpepper Cemetery, Carnesville, Franklin Co, GA. Surveyed by Warren Culpepper on 3 Oct 1998:
    Lina Frances Culpepper, No dates.

Josephine Boldman

Female, #3204, (27 Aug 1913 - May 1990)
Father*John P. Boldman
Birth*27 Aug 1913 Josephine was born at Maricopa Co., Arizona, on 27 Aug 1913.1,2 
Marriage*8 May 1938 She married Roy Culpepper at Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona, on 8 May 1938 at age 24.1 
Married Name8 May 1938  As of 8 May 1938, her married name was Culpepper. 
Death of SpouseFeb 1968 Her husband Roy Culpepper died in Feb 1968 at Yuma, Yuma Co., Arizona.2 
Death*May 1990 She died at Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona, in May 1990 at age 76.2 

Family

Roy Culpepper
Children
  • Barbara Ann Culpepper
  • Harold Roy Culpepper
Last Edited17 Mar 2004

Citations

  1. History of Arizona, Volume III Family and Personal History, New York: Lewis Publishing Co., Inc..
    p. 421.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

Verdie Evelyn Culpepper

Female, #3207, (11 Oct 1902 - 18 May 1981)
Father*John Edmund Culpepper
Mother*Octavia Jefferson Rawlings
Birth*11 Oct 1902 Verdie was born on 11 Oct 1902.1 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Verdie was listed as a daughter in John Edmund Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.2 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Verdie and Aline was listed as a daughter in John Edmund Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.3 
Marriage*13 Jun 1924 She married Aaron Gibson on 13 Jun 1924 at age 21. 
Married Name13 Jun 1924  As of 13 Jun 1924, her married name was Gibson. 
Death of Father12 Feb 1951 Her father John Edmund Culpepper died on 12 Feb 1951. 
Death of Mother11 May 1972 Her mother Octavia Jefferson Rawlings died on 11 May 1972 at Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.1 
Death*18 May 1981 She died at Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, on 18 May 1981 at age 78. 
Burial*circa 20 May 1981 Her body was interred circa 20 May 1981 at Carmel Baptist Cemetery, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi. 

Family

Aaron Gibson
Marriage*13 Jun 1924 She married Aaron Gibson on 13 Jun 1924 at age 21. 
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of Morgan Co., GA: Descendant Chart
Last Edited28 Jul 2008

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  2. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 59, Sheet 6A, Family 102, Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale County, MS
    John E. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 38, M1-7 yrs, MS/MS/MS, Farmer-General Farm
    Octavia Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 28, M1-7 yrs, ch 3/3, MS/GA/US
    Verdie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 6, S, MS/MS/MS
    Xzermo Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 4, S, MS/MS/MS
    Eugene Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 2, S, MS/MS/MS.
  3. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 62, Page 8B, Lines 74-80, Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale Co., MS (22 Jan 1920)
    John E. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 40, md, MS/MS/MS general farming (#2382)
    Octavia J. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 30, md, MS/NC/MS
    Verdie Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 15, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Xermo Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 13, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Eugene Culpepper, Son, M. Wh, 11, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Lavelle Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 5, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Alline Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 3/12, sng, MS/MS/MS.

Aaron Gibson

Male, #3208, (say 1900 - )
Birth*say 1900 Aaron was born say 1900. 
Marriage*13 Jun 1924 He married Verdie Evelyn Culpepper on 13 Jun 1924. 

Family

Verdie Evelyn Culpepper
Last Edited17 Oct 1999

Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC

Male, #3209, (say 1696 - 1745)
Father*Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA
Mother*Unknown wife of Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA
DNA* Joseph has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA, who is a son of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Name-AltSpell This surname is sometimes spelled Culpeper. 
Birth*say 1696 Joseph was born at Norfolk Co., Virginia, say 1696. 
Marriage*say 1721 He married Martha (?) say 1721. 
Birth of Sonsay 1724 His son Benjamin Culpepper son of Joseph was born say 1724. 
Deed10 Aug 1725 He witnessed a deed grant on 10 Aug 1725 at Bertie Co., North Carolina.1 
Birth of Sonsay 1729 His son Unidentified gt-grandfather of David Culpepper was born say 1729. 
Birth of Sonsay 1731 His son Joseph Culpepper of Morgan Co. GA was born say 1731 at Bertie Co., North Carolina. 
Birth of Sonsay 1733 His son John Culpepper of Jones Co., GA was born say 1733 at Bertie Co., North Carolina. 
Birth of Soncirca 1737 His son Sampson Culpepper son of Joseph & Martha was born circa 1737 at Bertie Co., North Carolina. 
Deed*5 Dec 1738 He was granted a deed on 5 Dec 1738 at Edgecombe Precinct, North Carolina,

Edgecombe Precinct NC, Deed Book 1, page 291 – John Edwards to JOSEPH CULPEPPER – This indenture made the fifth day of December in the year of our Lord God 1738. By and between John Edwards of Bertie Precinct Esq. of the one part and JOSEPH CULPEPPER of the said precinct planter of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John Edwards for and in consideration of the sum of sixteen pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER his heirs Executors and Administrators, by these presents doth bargain grant assign sell and confirm unto the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land containing about 320 acres whether more or less situate lying and being in Edgecombe Precinct on the South side Moratock River in Fishing Creek beginning at a Beech on the west side of the creek, Emanuel Rogers corner thence his line of 160 poles to his corner Pine then west 320 poles to a Pine then north 110 poles to a Red Oak on said creek then down the water course to the first station. To have and to hold the said messuage or tract of land with all and singular the other premises therein before mentioned and intended to be herein granted with their and every of there appurtenances unto the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only benefit and _____ forever more and the said John Edwards for himself and his heirs the said messuage and tract of land and all and singular the appurtenances unto the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of any person or persons whatsoever will warrant and forever defend by the presents. In witness whereof he the said John Edwards hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written John Edwards (seal). Signed sealed __ in presence of Archibald Thompson, Andres Janson, November Court 1739. The above deed was acknowledged in open court in due form of law and on motion was ordered to be registered. Test: J. Edwards, C. Ct.2 
Will16 Oct 1739 Robert, Joseph, Benjamin, Rachel, Ann, Elizabeth, Mury, William and Mary named as heir(s) in the will of Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk Co., VA at Norfolk Co., Virginia, on 16 Oct 1739.3 
Deed*19 May 1741 He granted a deed to Benjamin Culpepper son of Robert on 19 May 1741 at Edgecombe Precinct, North Carolina,

Edgecombe County NC, Deed Book 1, page 379 – This Indenture made the 19th day of May in the year of our Lord 1741 and in the 16th year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the 2nd by the grace of God of Great Britain, Scotland, and Ireland King defender of the faith and between JOSEPH CULPEPPER of Edgecombe County in the province aforesaid of the one part and BENJAMIN CULPEPPER of the County aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER for and in consideration of the sum of eight pounds to him in hand paid, hath given granted, bargained, released, and transferred unto BENJAMIN CULPEPPER his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract and parcel of land lying and being on the west side of Fishing Creek. Beginning at a Beech thence to a White Oak thence to a White Oak to a Red Oak then to a Pine then to a Black Oak then to a Pine for the compliment containing by estimation one hundred and sixty acres of land be the same more or less. Together with all houses orchards whatsoever any manner of ways, woods, under woods, water courses rights hereditaments and appurtenances to the said land belonging or appertaining. To have and to hold the said 160 acres of land to the said BENJAMIN CULPEPPER his heirs and assigns forever in as full and ample manner to all intents and purposes as the same is granted to the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER by the patent aforesaid. And the said deed the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER hereby obliges himself his heirs Executors, Administrators to warrant forever defend to the said BENJAMIN CULPEPPER his heir assigns forever. In Witness whereof the said JOSEPH CULPEPPER hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed JOSEPH CULPEPPER (seal) in presence of Hopkins Wilder, George Yate. May Court 1741 – The above Deed of Sale was in open Court acknowledged in due form of law and on motion ordered to be registered. Test: Robert Forster, C. Ct. 
Death*1745 He died at Edgecombe Co., North Carolina, in 1745. 
Biography* Joseph Culpepper was born around 1696 in Norfolk County, VA. He moved to Bertie County, NC in the early to mid-1720's, to an area which later became Northampton County. By the late 1730's he had moved to Edgecombe County, NC, where he died intestate around 1745.

Since Joseph left no will, understanding the disposition of his land, and the disposition of the land of his brother Benjamin, is central to determining descendants of both lines.

Joseph's son Benjamin apparently inherited all of his land by right of primogeniture. See the article on him for further details.

Joseph's own ancestry is not in question, as he was a legatee in his father Robert Culpepper's will in Norfolk County in 1743, and no other early Joseph who could have been Robert's son.

As mentioned, by 1725, if not earlier, Joseph was in Bertie County, NC, as in August of that year he witnessed two deeds there, one for William Whitehead and one for William Bennett. (Deed Book 1725-1727, B2, B14) Whitehead and Bennett owned land adjacent to each other on the Roanoke River.

On 2 Aug 1727, John Bass, Jr., was granted "410 acres on the Northernly side of the Morattock [now Roanoke] River, joining the South side of Bear Swamp," adjacent to Robert House and Joseph Culpepper. (Abstracts of Land Patents by Margaret Hofmann, #2407 in her book, found in Patent Book 3, page 213).

On the same day, 2 Aug 1727, Joseph Culpepper was granted 364 acres in Bertie County on the "Northernly parts of the Morratock [now Roanoke] River joining Robert Newsam and Robert House." (Abstracts of Land Patents by Margaret Hofmann, # 2435 in her book, from Patent Bk 3 p. 220).

From the two previous grants, we can see that Joseph's land in the 1720's was near Bear Swamp in present day Northampton County, NC. So the land must have been east of NC State Road 305, and less than four miles north of present day Rich Square, NC (founded in 1750). Joseph may have lived in present day Northampton County, NC, from his first arrival in North Carolina, prior to 1725, until after the fall harvest of 1738.

The John Bass, Jr., mentioned above, must have been related to Isaac Bass, who, some 30 years later, owned land on Peachtree Creek adjacent to Joseph's brother Benjamin. (Granville Grants Vol IV, by Margaret Hofmann, her no's. 963-5).

On 5 Dec 1738, John Edwards [Sr.] of Bertie Pct. [later Northampton County], Esquire, deeded 320 acres in Edgecombe Pct. to Joseph Culpepper, for £16. The land was on the south side of the Morratuck River and the west side of Fishing Creek, and joined the land of Emanuel Rogers. (See more complete abstract above).

As proven by the grant to the adjacent land owner, Emanuel Rogers, Joseph's new farm was near Beaverdam Swamp and present day State Road 48 and about 13 miles north of Rocky Mount, NC. The grant to Emanuel Rogers, was "on the South side of the Morattock River, joining Beaverdam Swamp (a branch of Fishing Creek). (Province of North Carolina 1663-1729 Abstracts of Land Patents by Margaret M. Hofmann, her # 2537, from Patent Book 3, page 246) Beaverdam Swamp is just south of Fishing Creek and just east of State Road 48.

Joseph's new farm was about 30 miles west of his previous land on Bear Swamp in Bertie (later Northampton) County. Culpepper's Bridge, perhaps named for Joseph's nephew Benjamin, is on State Road 48 at Fishing Creek.

A few years later, in 1749, William Culpepper got a grant in the same area. (Granville Grants Vol. I, by Margaret M. Hofmann, #645 in her book).

Curiously enough, a land entry for a Benjamin Culpepper was adjacent to the land of John Rogers, thought to have been a brother of the above Emanuel Rogers. (Edgecombe County, NC Court Records, February 1741, Book of Rights, file # SS906, found at the NC Archives by Dick Culpepper).
     John and Emanuel Rogers may have been the sons of John Rogers, Sr., who died in Bertie (later Northampton) County, NC, in 1726. (Colonial Bertie County, NC, Deed Books A-H, 1720-1757, by Mary Best Bell, page 35 in the book, from Bertie Deed Book B, page 201, "Inventory of John Rogers, November 1726) Most of Emanuel Roger's land was north of Fishing Creek in the Quankey Creek area. John Rogers, Jr. owned land on Little Fishing Creek (a. k. a. Conway Creek), which was also north of Fishing Creek. In 1758 these areas north of Fishing Creek became part of Halifax County.

In 1741 Northampton County and Edgecombe County were formed from Bertie County.

In January 1741, Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe County deeded to his brother Benjamin Culpepper, of Edgecombe Co, 160 acres for £8 on west side of Fishing Creek, which was one-half of the John Edwards tract mentioned above. Some 260 years later, this one key deed is the most troubling one to current researchers. One can only speculate why, but this deed does not adequately describe the land involved in this sale. Was this the east half, or the west half, of Joseph's original Fishing Creek property. We may never know. And the question is important. (A more complete abstract of the deed will be found above)

Joseph's cattle brand is recorded in Edgecombe County in 1741 in the "Book of Marks." ( per Dick Culpepper, file No. 37.910.1, NC Archives.)

On 27 Feb 1743, Joseph Culpepper took out a land entry for 300 acres in Edgecombe County on the north side of Swift Creek below the mouth of Tuckahoe Branch, including his own improvements. (Tuckahoe Branch on Swift Creek is not mentioned in "The North Carolina Gazeteer," by Powell. It does mention other Tuckahoes, and says that the Tuckahoe was a plant whose roots were eaten by the Indians.) The location of this grant on Swift Creek has not been positively identified. This writer thinks that it was probably near Hilliardston Community, in current day Nash County. This is the point at which Sandy Creek becomes Swift Creek.

Back in Northampton County, on 6 April 1745, John Edwards was granted 595 acres on both sides of Bear Swamp, joining Joseph Culpepper's land, and at a point near the mouth of White Oak Branch, Solomon Fuller, William Boon, and the said swamp. (Land Patents, by Margaret M. Hofmann, her # 2839, from Patent Book 5, p. 223).

And on 10 November 1745, John Edwards granted 139 acres in Northampton County on both sides of Bear Swamp to Thomas Hayes, for £20. The land joined Joseph Culpepper, Solomon Fuller, and William Boon, and was part of a 595 acre patent to John Edwards dated 6 April 1745.

Since Edward's original patent (Patent Bk 5, p. 223, as found in Hofmann, Colony of NC Land Patents, p. 199) also mentioned the same adjacent land owners, this might suggest that Joseph Culpepper still owned his land in Northampton as late as 1745, having moved to Edgecombe County a few years earlier. It is not clear whether Joseph sold this land in Northampton prior to his death in 1745, or whether his widow or heirs sold it after his death. Whoever bought the land, unfortunately, did not record the deed.

John Edwards Sr., gave his sons John Jr., and Thomas, land in the Rocky Swamp area north of Fishing Creek, in what later became Halifax County. (Edgecombe Pct. Deeds, by Margaret Hofmann, Book 3, p. 136, and Book 5, p. 192) John Edwards Sr. died in Northampton County in 1765, and his will does not mention a daughter who married a Culpepper.

So while Joseph and Benjamin Culpepper lived south of Fishing Creek, some of their acquaintances lived north of Fishing Creek, such as John and Emanuel Rogers.

Joseph died in Edgecombe County in 1745. His wife Martha was appointed administrator of his estate in May 1745, and in August was appointed guardian of their four minor children, John, Joseph, Argent, and Sampson. The children were all under the age of fourteen since their guardian was appointed by the court.

At the time of his death, Joseph apparently owned one or possibly two tracts of land. He owned the west half of his 320 acre grant on Fishing Creek. And he may have owned a 300 acre tract on Swift Creek, for which no final patent has survived. This writer thinks that he owned both tracts, and that that both devolved by right of primogeniture, to his son Benjamin. See the article on Benjamin for further details.

Joseph's widow, Martha, probably continued to live on the west half of the Fishing Creek property until she remarried, around 1751 to Benjamin Dumas. At this point, her son Benjamin sold his half of the Fishing Creek property to his cousin Benjamin, ferryman, whose own widowed mother already lived on the east half of the property.

On 21 August 1753, William Wilder sold 100 acres adjacent to the widow Culpepper and the widow Mason and the south side of Fishing Creek. Witnesses were Thomas Mann, Benjamin Culpepper (B was his mark) and Nathaniel Powell (N was his mark). (Edgecombe Pct. Deeds by Margaret M. Hofmann, Deed Book 4, page 531) This land had been a grant to William Wilder on 2 May 1752. (Granville Grants Vol. I, by Hofmann, #1292 in her book, from Patent Book 11, page 304) From the description of the land, we can see that it bounded Joseph Culpepper's original Fishing Creek property on the west.

The widow Mason, just mentioned, was probably Hannah, widow of Ralph Mason. (Estate Records of Edgecombe County, NC, by Joseph W. Watson, page 175) Later deeds show Ralph Mason's son Mark living adjacent to the Culpepper farm, so Hannah must have been deceased by then. (Granville Grants, Vol. I, by Hofmann, # 999 in her book, from Patent Book 11, page 237 -- see also #863 and #1292 in this book) Ralph's son, Foster Mason, also lived in this area, and his wife Elizabeth was a widow by this time as well.

William Wilder, just mentioned, had married Elizabeth Culpepper, daughter of Joseph and Martha Culpepper, around 1745.

According to testimony in court Martha Culpepper's second husband, Benjamin Dumas died 1 Oct 1763 in Anson County. He did not leave a will.

Martha's will has been found in the court minutes of a case filed in Salisbury District by John and Joseph Culpepper, sons of Joseph Culpepper, Sr., against David Dumas, son of Benjamin Dumas and administrator of his estate. Martha's will was dated 23 Jan 1764 and was probated 26 Jan, 1764. (Rowan County Estate Records 1753-1929, under the heading "Benjamin Dumas, 1764" at the NC State Archives).

In it she mentioned her "well beloved children" Joseph Culpepper, John Culpepper, Sampson Culpepper, Elizabeth Wilder and Sarah Culpepper. Sampson was called "my youngest son." Elizabeth and Sarah were not mentioned when Joseph died so they must have been over 21 or married.

A daughter, Argent, was mentioned in Joseph Culpepper's estate, but not in his widow Martha's will.4 

Family 1

Martha (?)
Marriage*say 1721 He married Martha (?) say 1721. 
Children

Family 2
Child
ChartsHenry Culpeper of Lower Norfolk: DNA Status Chart (Male only, 8 generations)
LWG / Clarissa Eugenia Culpepper Griffin (Lew Griffin's gtgm): Ancestral Chart
Last Edited24 Jan 2019

Citations

  1. Bertie Co. Deed Bk B, p. 23 Colonial Bertie Co., by Mary Best Bell
    Aug 10, 1725. Wm Bennett & wife Grace to Nicholas Boon. 8 pds. for 100 acres which I purchased from Richard Braswell dec'd on May 14, 1723 on south side of Meherrin River, adj: William Kinchen on Middle branch. Wit: Thos Jenkins, (Fr>?)Parker, Jos Culpepper, Aug Court, 1725. Capt. John Winns D. C/C.
  2. Abstracts of Edgecombe Pct. Deeds, by Margaret M. Hofmann, her page 26, from Book 1, page 291 in Halifax Co. NC Deeds. (Early Edgecombe deeds ended up in Halifax records.).
  3. Norfolk Co. VA Wills; (n.p.: n.pub.).
    Will Book H, page 19.
  4. Lewis W. Griffin Jr. (#47), Phoenix, AZ.

Martha (?)

Female, #3210, (say 1700 - 24 Jan 1764)
Birth*say 1700 Martha was born say 1700. 
Marriage*say 1721 She married Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC say 1721. 
Married Namesay 1721  As of say 1721, her married name was Culpepper. 
Birth of Sonsay 1724 Her son Benjamin Culpepper son of Joseph was born say 1724. 
Birth of Sonsay 1731 Her son Joseph Culpepper of Morgan Co. GA was born say 1731 at Bertie Co., North Carolina. 
Birth of Sonsay 1733 Her son John Culpepper of Jones Co., GA was born say 1733 at Bertie Co., North Carolina. 
Birth of Soncirca 1737 Her son Sampson Culpepper son of Joseph & Martha was born circa 1737 at Bertie Co., North Carolina. 
Death of Spouse1745 Her husband Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC died in 1745 at Edgecombe Co., North Carolina. 
Married Namecirca 1754  As of circa 1754, her married name was Dumas. 
Marriagecirca 1754 She married Benjamin Dumas circa 1754. 
Death*24 Jan 1764 She died at Anson Co., North Carolina, on 24 Jan 1764. 
Biography* ANALYSIS OF PETITION OF EXECUTORS OF MARTHA DUMAS
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A Petition in Equity was filed by JOSEPH CULPEPPER and JOHN CULPEPPER, executors of the estate of MARTHA DUMAS against DAVID DUMAS, administrator of the estate of BENJAMIN DUMAS in the Superior Court of Rowan County, North Carolina in September, 1764. This Petition was recently found and copied in the North Carolina Archives by Gertrude J. Stone. The location of the record is most curious. The Archives stamped the copy.
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From: Rowan County Estate Records, 1753 to 1929
Name: Benjamin Dumas
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In actuality the Petition is a pleading in the Superior Court and belongs in its records rather than in the estate records.
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All of the parties were residents of Anson County, NC. Accordingly, at first it seems quite odd that the case was filed in Rowan County. A knowledge of the evolution of English courts taught only in legal history courses and of North Carolina courts is necessary to explain the anomaly. Over the centuries a dual court system evolved in England. "Law" courts were more rigid. "Equity" courts were more free to fashion a remedy if the aggrieved party "had no remedy at law." The Petition filed in this case was in equity. Apparently, there was no equity court in Anson County and Rowan County had equity Jurisdiction over Anson County. Hence, the case was filed in Rowan Superior Court.
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Under English common law, when a husband died, his widow had dower rights in one-third of his estate during the remainder of her 1ife. However, upon the death of the widow, the property enjoyed by the widow during her lifetime would go to the heirs of the husband. The Petition was a suit by the children of MARTHA Dumas by her first husband, JOSEPH CULPEPPER, claiming the dower property should pass to them under MARTHA'S last will and testament rather than to revert to BENJAMIN DUMAS' children, by operation of law.
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The Petition establishes the following:
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( 1 ) BENJAMIN DUMAS died without will on October 21, 1763.
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(2) MARTHA DUMAS made her will on January 23, 1764 and died the next day on January 24, 1764.
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( 3 ) DAVID DUMAS applied for letters of administration for the estate of BENJAMIN DUMAS on January 24, 1764.
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(4) The will of MARTHA DUMAS was proved on January 26, 1764.
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( 5) The Petition was filed in September, 1764. However, for some reason, a Summons was not issued until March 22, 1766. The Summons set a court date of September 22, 1766.
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The Petition sets out the verbatim text of the will of MARTHA DUMAS. The important parts are as follows:
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(1) . . . I give and bequeath to my youngest son SAMPSON CULPEPPER ore Negro girl named Effey.
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(2) .... I give and bequeath unto my son JOSEPH CULPEPPER, JOHN CULPEPPER, AND SAMPSON CULPEPPER, AND ELIZABETH WILDER, and SARAH CULPEPPER my well beloved children, an equal part and portion to each and every of them, to be equally divided..."
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(3) Sons JOHN and JOSEPH were named executors.
(4) Witnesses were JOHN COLSON, JOHN GIBSON and ANDREW PRESLY....
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Prepared by David H. Robertson
Stone Mountain, GA
April 21, 1987. 
Research note*17 Sep 2007 Some have speculated that Martha might have been Martha Mallory, since she had a grandson named Joseph Mallory Culpepper. However, as a Mallory researcher, and a descendant of Roger Mallory, immigrant to Virginia, I have found no evidence of this. Martha was probably from one of the Norfolk families who lived near the Culpeppers, or from an early Bertie County, NC family. No early Mallorys lived in either place.1 

Family

Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC
Marriage*say 1721 She married Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC say 1721. 
Children
ChartsLWG / Clarissa Eugenia Culpepper Griffin (Lew Griffin's gtgm): Ancestral Chart
Last Edited25 Jan 2019

Citations

  1. Lewis W. Griffin Jr. (#47), Phoenix, AZ.